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The Dervish House
First edition
AuthorIan McDonald
Cover artistStephan Martiniere
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical, Postmodern literature, Science fiction, Postcyberpunk
PublisherPyr
Publication date
July 27, 2010
Pages410
ISBN1-61-614204-9

The Dervish House is a 2010 science fiction novel by British author Ian McDonald. The novel was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2011,[1] and won the BSFA Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in the same year.[2][3] It was a nominee for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel.[4] The French translation La maison des derviches won the Planete-SF Blogger's Award in 2012.[5]

  1. ^ The complete shortlists for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, clarkeaward.com, retrieved 8 April 2012
  2. ^ BSFA nominees and winners, worldswithoutend.com, retrieved 8 April 2012
  3. ^ The John W. Campbell Memorial Award, retrieved 8 April 2012
  4. ^ 2011 Hugo Award nominees Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, 69th World Science Fiction Convention official website, retrieved 8 April 2012
  5. ^ "La maison des derviches, Prix des blogueurs Planète-SF 2013". November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

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